Lot 1611
Judaea, Bar Kokhba Revolt. Silver Sela (14.41 g), 132-135 CE. Undated, attributed to year 3 (134/5 CE). 'Simon' (Paleo-Hebrew), tetrastyle façade of the Temple of Jerusalem; show bread table or Ark of the Covenant in chest form with semicircular lid and short legs, seen from a narrow side; above façade, wavy line. Reverse: 'For the freedom of Jerusalem' (Paleo-Hebrew), lulav with etrog at left. Hendin 1413; Mildenberg 92 (O17/R71); TJC 269. Boldly struck and well centered. Some small deposits scattered around (probably removable). Extremely Fine. Estimate Value $5,000 - 6,000
The Brody Family Collection; Ex Dr. Feori Pipito Collection (Superior, 12-14 December 1987), 585.
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